Thursday Night Football

Several key matchups highlight Week 15 of NFL action: the Los Angeles Chargers and the Kansas City Chiefs battle for the AFC West lead on Dec. 16; NFC West rivals Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks — two of NFC’s best — face off on Dec. 17; and, in a matchup of the AFC’s two […]

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s top ten cable telecasts in total viewers and adults 18-49 as well as selected other programs on Thursday, December 7 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and adults 18-49 in parentheses): The First 48 (A&E, 9:00 PM, 60 min.) […]

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s top ten cable telecasts in total viewers and adults 18-49 as well as selected other programs on Thursday, November 30 (with the night’s cable ranks according to total viewers and adults 18-49 in parentheses): The First 48 (A&E, 9:00 PM, 60 min.) […]

Week 13 will feature three NFC matchups with strong playoff contenders on Dec. 3: the NFC North division-leading Minnesota Vikings (8-3) visit defending NFC champion Atlanta Falcons (7-4) in the early afternoon window on Fox; the battle for NFC South leadership between the Carolina Panthers and the New Orleans Saints (both 8-3) will air on […]

Thanksgiving weekend for 2017 begins on Nov. 23 with two of the NFL’s most-watched game telecasts (on average) of the regular season annually: the early afternoon game in Detroit (this year, Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions on Fox) and the late afternoon game in Dallas (this year, Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys on CBS). […]

The game was a blowout — Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Tennessee Titans 40-17 — but NFL Network’s “Thursday Night Football” was still the night’s top attraction and led its simulcast partner NBC to easily win Thursday prime time. The telecast emphasized its aerial views (from directly above the field, behind the players) for its game […]